More Questions on History
- Q. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was
A)Patriarchal
B)Patrilineal
C)Matriarchal
D)Matrilineal
Answer: Patriarchal
- Q. What was Jagat Seth’s claim to fame in Bengal?
A)Leading popular poet
B)Diwan of Siraj-ud-Daulah
C)Biggest banker in Bengal
D)Commander of the Nawab's troops
Answer: Biggest banker in Bengal
- Q. The later Vedic Age means the age of the compilation of
A)Brahmanas
B)Samhitas
C)Aranyakas
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Who was the main male God worshipped by Indus people?
A)Vishnu
B)Lord Shiva
C)Brahma
D)Indra
Answer: Lord Shiva
- Q. When was ‘Hammer of the Witches’ published?
A)1471
B)1414
C)1484
D)1487
Answer: 1487
- Q. Who was Lord Morley?
A)Viceroy of India
B)Secretary of the state
C)Governor General of India
D)None of the above
Answer: Secretary of the state
- Q. Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha together are known as
A)Trivarga
B)Triratna
C)Trisarga
D)Trimurti
Answer: Triratna
- Q. When Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed, the Secretary of State for India was
A)Curzon
B)Salisbury
C)Wedgwood Benn
D)Montagu
Answer: Wedgwood Benn
- Q. Who of the following was a contemporary of Alexander the Great?
A)Chandragupta Maurya
B)Bimbisara
C)Ashoka
D)Pushyamitra Sunga
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
- Q. In the absence of Gandhi, the Quit India Movement had been led by
A)Sarojini Naidu
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Aruna Asaf Ali
D)Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: Aruna Asaf Ali
- Q. Who founded the organization “servants of Indian society”?
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
C)Dayanand Saraswati
D)Gopal Krishna Gokhle
Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhle
- Q. Which of the following cult was popularised by Chaitanya?
A)Krishna Cult
B)Shiva Cult
C)Eknathwad
D)All of the above
Answer: Krishna Cult
- Q. The Company’s monopoly of Trade was abolished by the Act of
A)1813
B)1793
C)1833
D)Pitt's India Act
Answer: 1833
- Q. What was the strength of Indus economy?
A)Business
B)Agriculture
C)Pottery
D)Crockery
Answer: Agriculture
- Q. Who established Mahabalipuram?
A)Pandya
B)Pallava
C)Chola
D)Chalukya
Answer: Pallava
- Q. The Mughal Emperor who caused the murder of Guru Arjan was
A)Akbar
B)Babur
C)Shah Jahan
D)Jahangir
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. Which one was the slogan during French Revolution
A)Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
B)Liberty, Authority, Fraternity
C)Liberty, Equality, Freedom
D)Liberty, Law, Fraternity
Answer: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
- Q. The first Bengali Drama, written to highlight the brutality of the British indigo planters, was
A)Neel Darpan
B)Rast Goftar
C)Shome Prakash
D)None of the above
Answer: Neel Darpan
- Q. The Interim Government which took office on September 2, 1946 was headed by
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Rajendra Prasad
C)Vallabhbhai Patel
D)C Rajagopalachari
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. Under the Mughal rule the Chief Minister was known as
A)Vakil
B)Diwan
C)Kazi
D)Mansabdar
Answer: Diwan
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